Encouraged by the fast-paced adoption of the Vardhana Virtual Wallet by customers, DFCC Bank now invites both DFCC and non-DFCC customers who own a smartphone to use the Wallet, enabling them to enjoy the full benefits of cashless transactions. By extending the use of the Wallet to non-DFCC Bank customers on a mobile service network…
The 8th of March represents a special day for women all around the world. International Women’s Day revolves around celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women from all over the globe. The day however should be celebrated by all women regardless of their achievements as all women deserve to be celebrated for…
When the month of April approaches anticipation rises in preparation for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. The two day festival is a much awaited time that revolves around various customs that include the preparation of a plethora of sweet meats. Whether store bought or homemade many of these sweet meats will leave you with…
Since 2009, Sri Lanka has seen strong ‘year-on-year’, double digit-growth in tourist arrivals. Overall infrastructure development has significantly boosted the growth and modernization of tourism, and in particular the level of offerings at hotels. Contrary to all this, the country’s inbound tourism transport sector, handling over 80 percent of the tourists who visit Sri Lanka,…
Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading retail clothing stores clinched the Gold Award for ‘Best Key Account Partner’ for the fourth consecutive year at the recent Annual Sales Conference of Triumph International. In addition to the Gold Award, Fashion Bug also won the Award for the Best Key Account Branch (Colpetty Branch) of the…
Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd organized an internal event for its executive staff on 8th March. At this inspirational event, leading women entrepreneurs in Coca-Cola’s 5by20 network converged on the venue from diverse regions such as Negombo, Hambantota, Vavuniya and Kandy, to share their success stories with a rapt audience. Although Coca-Cola celebrates women every…
Sri Lankan youth vote Maggi “Youth Food Brand of the Year’ at SLIM – Nielsen Awards Nestlé’s Maggi brand was voted ‘Youth Food Brand of the Year’ for the fourth time by young consumers at this year’s SLIM-Nielsen Awards. This is the fifth consecutive year that Maggi has won a SLIM-Nielsen People’s Award. The…
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is delighted to announce that a new Boeing B737-800 aircraft has joined its fleet as of 15 March 2017. This new aircraft will be used on short and medium haul routes and has a capacity of 162 seats, with 12 Business class seats of seat…
News of a transfer of the management of Oasis Hospital by a newly-formed conglomerate of leading doctors, academics and entrepreneurs to provide a state of the art patient-friendly hospital in Colombo is exciting and comforting news to the public of Sri Lanka. The new management of the hospital prides in reintroducing the concept of active…
Organized and sponsored by Fairway Colombo, the Colombo Street Food Festival will set new standards for Food Festivals in the region with it’s ultimate brand of entertainment mixed with ambiance and venue. Beginning on the 18th of March the festival is made up of 10 events, which will span over selected Saturday’s until the 20th…
